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Depreciation is added back to net income to arrive on cash flow from operating activities because depreciation itself don't cause any inflow or outflow of cash that's why it is added back to net operating income.

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Depreciation is NON CASH Expense. By adding it back to Net income we get Income which is purely in Cash.

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Q: Why is depreciation added to net income in the Operating Activities category of the statement of cash flows when the indirect method is used?
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